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Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH, “The Brigham”) is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Developing a once-a-month oral contraceptive

Investigators designed a capsule that can be swallowed once a month, reside in the stomach and release a drug to prevent pregnancy Daily oral contraceptive pills allow women to manage their fertility, but this method of contraception relies on a user remembering to take her pill at the same time every day. In a multi-national

Developing a once-a-month oral contraceptive

Delivering insulin, therapeutics and perhaps even vaccines . . . by pill

Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestine. Many drugs, especially those made of proteins, cannot be taken orally because they are broken down in the gastrointestinal tract before they can take effect. One example is insulin, which patients with diabetes have to inject daily or

Delivering insulin, therapeutics and perhaps even vaccines . . . by pill

Machine learning can help predict the risk of heart failure in diabetes patients

Investigators used artificial intelligence to identify top 10 variables that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients living with diabetes Heart failure is an important potential complication of type 2 diabetes that occurs frequently and can lead to death or disability. Earlier this month, late-breaking trial results revealed that

Machine learning can help predict the risk of heart failure in diabetes patients

Can gut bacteria prevent and even reverse food allergies?

Study finds altered gut microbiota in infants with food allergy; oral therapy to replenish bacteria prevented food allergy and suppressed established disease in mice. Every three minutes, a food-related allergic reaction sends someone to the emergency room in the U.S. Currently, the only way to prevent a reaction is for people with food allergies to

Can gut bacteria prevent and even reverse food allergies?

Using sensory nanoparticles to detect disease

Building on new insights about nanoparticles, investigators develop a test for early detection of diseases, including different types of cancer Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital are taking advantage of a unique phenomenon of nanoparticles to develop a test for early detection of different types of diseases, including cancer. Through previous investigations, Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD,

Using sensory nanoparticles to detect disease

Researchers invent a resistance-sensing injection device (needle) that knows where to go

Smart Needle Syringes and hollow needles—among the most feared and most commonly used tools in medical practice—have been around for more than a century. However, the precise insertion of these devices depends largely on the technique and skill of the person delivering the injection. And some anatomical regions, such as the space in the back

Researchers invent a resistance-sensing injection device (needle) that knows where to go

A big move forward towards defeating glioblastoma

New approach using multiple microRNA ‘hitchhikers’ to weaken cancer cells in advance of standard therapy shows promise in preclinical models In cancer therapeutics research, microRNAs–tiny strings of nucleotides that get churned out inside cells–have been a source of both excitement and disappointment. While preclinical studies have found that microRNAs play an important role in cancer

A big move forward towards defeating glioblastoma

Home-based hypertension program helped 81 percent of participants achieve blood pressure control in seven weeks

Pilot study by Brigham investigators finds that an innovative care-delivery program helped 81 percent of participants achieve blood pressure control in seven weeks Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a widespread clinical problem affecting nearly half of all adults. Despite the serious consequences that can result from hypertension, which puts patients at increased risk for

Home-based hypertension program helped 81 percent of participants achieve blood pressure control in seven weeks

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Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital join forces with Apple on health research - WCVB Boston
November 14, 2019
Brigham and Women’s to launch center for research on rare liver disease - The Boston Globe
November 26, 2019
TriAxia Health Partners with Major Medical Centers to Build PAH Research Database - Pulmonary Hypertension News
December 9, 2019
Partners HealthCare announces name change, new five-year plan - Boston Business Journal
November 27, 2019
Hear this: Healthful diet tied to lower risk of hearing loss - EurekAlert
November 18, 2019

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Brigham and Women’s Hospital Launches Resnek Family Center for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
on November 26, 2019 at 3:26 pm
Transformative $20.2 million gift from Frank and Barbara Resnek ignites research efforts for rare liver disease Boston, MA — Brigham and Women’s Hospital announces a $20.2 million gift from Frank and ...
Brigham and Women’s to launch center for research on rare liver disease
on November 26, 2019 at 9:29 am
Barbara Resnek is a retired family law attorney. The Resneks launched a national search for PSC research and treatment options that brought them to Korzenik and the Brigham, hospital officials said.
PCORI awards Brigham and Women's $1M to develop AI tech for EHRs
on November 20, 2019 at 10:43 am
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute granted $1 million to Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital to build natural language processing technology that can extract information from EHRs, ...
Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital join forces with Apple on health research
on November 14, 2019 at 3:30 pm
THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY POWERFUL TOOL BECAUSE IT DOES SO MUCH YOUR APPLE WATCH IS NOW YOUR TICKET TO NEW KINDS OF CLINICAL TRIALS THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S DOCTOR BEHIND THE APPLE HEART AND MOVEMENT STUDY ...
Apple's Research App Launches With Heart, Women's Health, and Hearing Studies in United States
on November 14, 2019 at 5:53 am
Apple first previewed its Research app and the first three studies back ... Apple Heart and Movement Study: Apple is partnering with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the American Heart Association on ...

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Their improved compound removes the bacteria’s antibiotic resistance Researchers from North Carolina State University have increased the potency of a compound that reactivates antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant form of Staphylococcus that is notoriously difficult to treat. Their improved compound removes the bacteria’s antibiotic resistance and allows the antibiotic to once again become effective at

Additive Restores Antibiotic Effectiveness Against MRSA

How to pillage the oceans deliberately, and by accident

A tale of two fisheries: Tuna and pollock

In the Matrix film series, Keanu Reeves plugs his brain directly into a virtual world that sentient machines have designed to enslave mankind. The Matrix plot may be dystopian fantasy, but University of Washington researchers have taken a first step in showing how humans can interact with virtual realities via direct brain stimulation. In a

Humans can interact with virtual realities via direct brain stimulation without any usual sensory cures

LINDAU, Germany—A 93-year-old Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine received a standing ovation from hundreds of scientists June 30 at the end of a speech in which he urged the world’s young people to take measures to control runaway population growth in order to resolve related ills that have resulted from humans’ remarkable evolutionary success

Popultation Control: The 800 Pound Gorilla in Earth’s Room

Israel-based company Phinergy claims to have developed metal-air battery technology that promises to end the range anxiety associated with electric vehicles. The company’s battery currently consists of 50 aluminum plates, each providing energy for around 20 miles (32 km) of driving. This adds up to a total potential range of 1,000 miles (1,609 km), with

Phinergy’s metal-air battery could eliminate EV range anxiety

In a lab in Princeton University’s ultra-sleek chemistry building, researchers toil in a modern-day hunt for an elusive power: alchemy. Throughout the centuries, alchemists tried in vain to transform common metals like iron and lead into precious ones like gold or platinum. Today, Paul Chirik, a professor of chemistry at Princeton, has managed a new

A Chemist Comes Very Close to a Midas Touch

Each year, scientists create an influenza (flu) vaccine that protects against a few specific influenza strains that researchers predict are going to be the most common during that year. Now, a new study shows that scientists may be able to create a ‘universal’ vaccine that can provide broad protection against numerous influenza strains, including those

Universal Flu Vaccine in the Works

Boston Children's Hospital is a 395-licensed-bed children's hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Could an already existing drug offer a real treatment for Ebola?Study in human cells shows it counteracts Ebola’s defenses Amid the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Congo, now threatening to spill into Rwanda, a new study suggests

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An automated way to make unique materials?

Rutgers-led team pioneers automated way to make unique materials with polymers A Rutgers-led team of engineers has developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health. The innovation is a critical step in pushing the limits for researchers who want to explore large libraries

An automated way to make unique materials?

Could a radical geoengineering concept potentially slow sea-ice retreat?

A new AWI study shows that a radical geo-engineering concept could potentially slow sea-ice retreat, but not global warming According to a much-debated geo-engineering approach, both sea-ice retreat and global warming could be slowed by using millions of wind-powered pumps, drifting in the sea ice, to promote ice formation during the Arctic winter. AWI researchers

Could a radical geoengineering concept potentially slow sea-ice retreat?

New technology can detect cancer and potentially other disease biomarkers in urine

New technology lays groundwork for biosensors that improve disease diagnosis and monitoring For the first time, researchers have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample. The new technology is more sensitive than other designs and could lead to non-invasive and

New technology can detect cancer and potentially other disease biomarkers in urine

Developing a once-a-month oral contraceptive

A new temperature-responsive smart material is 1,800 times stiffer than the original hydrogel when heated

A new material that stiffens 1,800-fold when exposed to heat could protect motorcyclists and racecar drivers during accidents. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a hydrogel that does the opposite of what polymer-based materials, like plastic bottles, normally do: their material hardens when heated and softens when cooled. Their findings, published in the journal Advanced Materials, could

A new temperature-responsive smart material is 1,800 times stiffer than the original hydrogel when heated

Developing satellites that can fix other satellites

For his latest study, professor Ou Ma engineered robots to work independently but collaboratively When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn’t much you can do about them. They become expensive and dangerous flotsam, orbiting Earth for years or generations until gravity eventually draws them to a fiery death in the atmosphere. University of